

They think society has gotten too soft because it no longer grants them the unlimited right to abuse women, children, minorities, and anyone else they feel like hurting.
I am owned by several dogs and cats. I have been playing non-computer roleplaying games for almost five decades. I am interested in all kinds of gadgets, particularly multitools, knives, flashlights, and pens.


They think society has gotten too soft because it no longer grants them the unlimited right to abuse women, children, minorities, and anyone else they feel like hurting.


This is a great answer!
We should point out to them that they’re recycling. That should scare them off from doing it again.


Schwarzenegger has always been a fairly progressive Republican. At this point, he seems to be the only survivor of that group. On the other hand, he is notoriously hard to kill.


We should put up signs outside the White House, and Congress, and the Supreme Court, explaining that they do not display our objective reality.


Start with basic life skills. If you find yourself needing to do something, and it’s something other people routinely do, learn how. It is not only useful, it will help you build a better understanding of the world.
Academically, study areas that look interesting to you. Try different things. Some won’t be that exciting, but will still broaden your range of knowledge. Others you will want to dig into and learn more.
Add to your general knowledge by watching social trends, following the news, and reading books. Academics are just one source of information. Knowledge is everywhere you look. You just have to pay attention to what you’re looking at.
All knowledge is interconnected. You don’t just add to it incrementally. Everything you learn can eventually connect to something else you’ve learned to form a larger piece of the puzzle. The interconnections are sometimes more valuable than the individual bits of knowledge that make them up.
We are all trying to understand the world we live in. We start out knowing only about our immediate surroundings. Seeing a bigger picture of the world, and knowing more about other cultures, helps us better anticipate things that are likely to affect us. It helps us make all kinds of decisions, from the personal to the political and social.
Also, keep in mind that understanding is not just useful. Learning can be a fun, all by itself. Some things are worth doing just because we enjoy doing them.


There is no middle position on human rights. If you aren’t for them, you are against them.


Once you give up on the principle of evidence-based reasoning, everything is on the table. You can speculate about whatever insane bullshit you want and it doesn’t have to make sense.
Trump should be legally enjoined from ever using the term “moral”. As is also true of nearly all tech CEOs.